Album
Starsailor
1970 · Jazz, Rock
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
Starsailor is a Folk album by Tim Buckley, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 29 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
Few singer/songwriters have dared to sail into the far regions that Tim Buckley explored on <i>Starsailor</i>. This 1970 release is his most extreme artistic statement, a cacophonous fusion of progressive jazz and avant-garde idioms with few comfortable moments. Buckley stretches the limits of his phenomenal vocal range to its limits, shrieking and moaning like a soul truly possessed. Songs like “The Healing Festival,” “Jungle Fire” and “Monterey” are hallucinatory vignettes of ecstasy and delirium, brought to life by Tim’s arching held notes and piercing cries. A melodic respite is provided by “Moulin Rouge,” a short cabaret-style number. The key track is “Song to the Siren,” a tune inspired by Homer’s Odyssey that’s both thrilling and disturbing to hear. <i>Starsailor</i> threatens to veer into sheer chaos at any moment – fortunately, such skilled players as guitarist Lee Underwood, bassist John Balkin and reedman Bunk Gardner help maintain an uneasy unity. With this album, Buckley said goodbye to his former image as a folk-rock pretty boy for good. Nearly 40 years later, these tracks still make for a challenging listen. For those with a brave heart and an open mind, <i>Starsailor</i> offers a musical voyage like none other.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Come Here Woman4:09
- A2I Woke Up4:02
- A3Monterey4:30
- A4Moulin Rouge1:57
- A5Song To The Siren3:20
Side B
- B1Jungle Fire4:42
- B2Starsailor4:36
- B3The Healing Festival3:16
- B4Down By The Borderline5:22
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Psychedelic & Freak Folk
- abrasive
- intense
- bohemian
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bunk GardnerALTO FLUTE, TENOR SAXOPHONE MUSICIAN, ALTO FLUTE, TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Buzz GardnerMUSICIAN, TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN
- John BalkinDOUBLE BASS , ELECTRIC BASS ELECTRIC BASS, DOUBLE BASS MUSICIAN, DOUBLE BASS , ELECTRIC BASS
- Lee UnderwoodELECTRIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC PIANO, ORGAN MUSICIAN, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC PIANO, ORGAN
- Maury BakerMUSICIAN, TIMPANI , DRUMS TIMPANI , DRUMS TIMPANI, DRUMS
- Tim BuckleyMUSICIAN, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR, VOCALS TWELVE-STRING GUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 29 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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